The Centrifugal Pumps - Grundfos [2012, PDF]

The Centrifugal Pumps

Year: 2012
Language: english
Author: Grundfos
Genre: Technical book
Publisher: Grundfos Research and Technology
Edition: First Edition
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 128
Description: Contains Theories, principles,fundamentals and concepts of Centrifugal Pumps focusing primarily on construction,types,design,applications, uses,purposes, specs,parts,materials,limitations,graphs,curves,equations for the same.Also covers practical aspects of increasing pump performance to the desired level and best practices to attain the same.
Additional info:
In chapter 1, we introduce the principle of the centrifugal
pump as well as its hydraulic components, and we
list the different types of pumps produced by Grundfos.
Chapter 2 describes how to read and understand the
pump performance based on the curves for head, power,
efficiency and NPSH.
In chapter 3 you can read about how to adjust the
pump’s performance when it is in operation in a system.
The theoretical basis for energy conversion in a centrifugal
pump is introduced in chapter 4, and we go through
how affinity rules are used for scaling the performance
of pump impellers. In chapter 5, we describe the different
types of losses which occur in the pump, and how
the losses affect flow, head and power consumption. In
the book’s last chapter, chapter 6, we go trough the test
types which Grundfos continuously carries out on both
assembled pumps and pump components to ensure
that the pump has the desired performance.
The entire department has been involved in the development
of the book. Through a longer period of time we
have discussed the idea, the contents and the structure
and collected source material. The framework of the
Danish book was made after some intensive working
days at ‘Himmelbjerget’. The result of the department’s
engagement and effort through several years is the book
which you are holding.
We hope that you will find ‘The Centrifugal Pump’ useful,
and that you will use it as a book of reference in you
daily work.